Sarah’s new bed is coming along nicely; the frame is complete, and I’ve made a mattress. It pretty much just needs bedding now, which I haven’t got around to stitching together yet. I’m thinking about a change from the stripes, maybe something starry? I’ve also been cutting out hexagons from fabrics in the fabric stash…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tag: Miscellaneous
Stuff that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.
Handmade from Head to Toe
As the summers where I live are long and hot, I thought I’d get a headstart on keeping cool in this sweet little shirt: I drafted the pattern myself, from a book called Sewing Love by Sanae Ishida. This is the button-down V-neck top from said book, and the first time I’ve made this pattern.…… Continue reading Handmade from Head to Toe
Repairs
Okay, this first repair has been on my to-do list for at least five years. I purchased this wool coat from an op-shop/thrift store ages ago. When I purchased it, some of the buttons were hanging on by a couple of threads; certainly not strong enough to actually button. Well, this last week, I cut…… Continue reading Repairs
Versatile Black
This has to be the, what? Fifth pair of these pants I’ve made? These, dark grey, pale grey, dark green, turquoise. Yeah, fifth pair. I sewed the invisible zip in by hand, and I’m quite happy with how invisible it is. This pattern is one of my favourites. I think it’s also the only pant…… Continue reading Versatile Black
Project Roundup
I’m getting really ambitious with Sarah’s desk chair – I want it to look fancy. (Well, as fancy as possible.) I am also in the process of making another life-sized pair of pants, this time in heavy black linen. At the moment, I have just put the invisible zip in, and I’m in the process…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tailoring in Pink
I finished another waistcoat recently! The idea for this one largely came from the buttons; they came off an old cardigan of my nanna’s, and I thought putting them on a pink waistcoat would be a great idea. The waistcoat is lined in this pretty pink floral cotton. I like the turquoise accents in the…… Continue reading Tailoring in Pink
Christmas Furoshiki
Over last weekend, I quickly whipped up these Christmas furoshiki wraps – it’s a case of cutting out a square of fabric, then hemming all the sides. They’re way bigger than I imagined! This photo below, with the books for scale, was taken while standing on a couch. I purchased one metre of each fabric,…… Continue reading Christmas Furoshiki
Project Roundup
I’ve used this metallic ribbon for curtain ties since I made these curtains a good few years ago now, and they’re getting a bit ratty. I came across this video about making medieval braid, and thought that I could use this technique to make nicer curtain ties, like this! I used spare yarn from an…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Travel Sewing Kit
The latest thing I’ve sewn, hot off the machine…. ….is this little travel sewing kit! The pattern came from Peppermint magazine (issue 55 I believe?). I made the outside out of some of my blue fabric scraps, because I have a lot of blue fabric. Inside, it’s got everything I’d need to mend stuff on…… Continue reading Travel Sewing Kit
Embroidered Cuff
In my relentless quest to cover my body in as much handmade stuff as possible, I recently finished making an embroidered cuff. I was inspired by these ones on Etsy, as well as others found on Pinterest. These snakes are a design from An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows, which is a book I…… Continue reading Embroidered Cuff
My Life in Miniature 